{"product_id":"the-girl-at-the-lion-dor-9780375704536","title":"The Girl at the Lion D'Or","description":"\"Beautifully written and--extraordinarily moving.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of the international bestseller \u003cb\u003eBirdsong\u003c\/b\u003e, comes a haunting historical novel of passion, loss, and courage set in France between the two world wars. This Vintage Original edition marks its first appearance in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a rainy night in the 1930s, Anne Louvet appears at the run-down Hotel du Lion d'Or in the village of Janvilliers. She is seeking a job and a new life, one far removed from the awful injustices of her past. As Anne embarks on a torrential love affair with a married veteran of the Great War, \u003cb\u003eThe Girl at the Lion d'Or\u003c\/b\u003e fashions an unbreakable spell of narrative and atmosphere that evokes French masters from Flaubert to Renoir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This moving and profound novel is perfectly constructed, and admirable in its configurations of place and period.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I would urge those who appreciated--\u003cb\u003eThe French Lieutenant's Woman\u003c\/b\u003e to try this one--. They may well think it superior.\"--\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSebastian Faulks is best known for his trilogy of novels set in France: \u003cb\u003eThe Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Gray\u003c\/b\u003e, the latter two of which were bestsellers. After a period in France, he and his family now live in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50323873267986,"sku":"9780375704536","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d694cb67-21ff-451f-9e73-75a55b91463f.jpg?v=1727661869","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-girl-at-the-lion-dor-9780375704536","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}